Mounting bracket for valves

Claim 1

A MOUNTING BRACKET FOR USE WITH A VALVE HAVING A BODY PROVIDED WITH PORTS, AND CONDUITS EXTENDING FROM THE PORTS, COMPRISING: (A) A BRACKET BASE PROVIDED WITH MEANS FOR MOUNTING THE BRACKET ON A SUPPORTING SURFACE AND (B) AT LEAST TWO UPSTANDING ARMS SECURED TO SAID BASE, (I) SAID ARMS BEING SPACED APART A DISTANCE SUFFICIENT TO ACCOMMODATE THE VALVE BODY BETWEEN THEM WITH ONE OF THE PORTS FACING EACH ARM, (II) EACH ARM HAVING A HOLE IN REGISTRY WITH ITS RESPECTIVE VALVE PORT TO PERMIT THE CONDUIT EXTENDING FROM THAT PORT TO PASS THROUGH THE ARM, WHEREBY EACH ARM COMPLETELY SURROUNDS ITS RESPECTIVE CONDUIT AND THEREBY PREVENTS REMOVAL OF THE VALVE FROM BETWEEN THE BRACKET ARMS, AND (C) A TAB PROJECTING INWARDLY FROM EACH ARM, EACH TAB BEING LOCATED BETWEEN THE HOLE IN ITS RESPECTIVE ARM AND SAID BASE BUT BEING SPACED FROM SAID BASE, AND EACH TAB BEING ADAPTED TO SUPPORT THE VALVE BODY ARRANGED BETWEEN SAID ARMS, WHEREBY THE VALVE BODY IS SUPPORTED IN SPACED RELATION TO SAID BASE SO AS NOT TO INTERFERE WITH FASTENERS COOPERATING WITH THE MOUNTING MEANS IN SAID BASE.